Leevi Meriläinen was drafted 71st overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish netminder then spent time with Finland’s Kärpät before moving to North America with ...

The Ottawa Senators should stick with the hot hand on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. Coming off back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars on the weekend ...

Leevi Merilainen is the Ottawa Senators’ new Zero Hero. The rookie goaltender made 23 stops for his second shutout in his last three games as the Senators extended their winning streak to three ...

They beat the New York Islanders 2-0 on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. 22-year-old rookie Leevi Merilainen continues to be the hot hand for the Sens, making 23 saves for the shutout, Ottawa's sixth ...

confirmed Jacob Markstrom, NJ at Joseph Woll, TOR (7 p.m. ET) Logan Thompson, WSH at Leevi Merilainen, OTT (7 p.m. ET) Lukas Dostal, ANA at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET) Cam Talbot ...

Leading the effort for the Sens was their rookie goaltender Leevi Merilainen. The Senators turned to Merilainen following an injury to their Vezina Trophy-winning starter, Linus Ullmark.

Making his 11th start this season, Merilainen hardly was tested in the convincing victory. Filip Gustavsson made 46 saves for the Wild, who entered with an NHL-best 20-5-3 road mark. They were ...